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Metropolis, 1927

Anno 2026: la "lotta di classe" è stata vinta dai capitalisti, chi brontola viene zittito in vario modo, anche grazie alla robotica.
Che cosa accade quando il figlio di uno dei padroni comincia a capire la tragedia degli operai?

Se "Viaggio nella Luna" è la genesi per cinema e , quest'opera per prima porta il genere a livello di capolavoro, intriso sia di speculazione sia di critica sociale.

https://www.cinemacritico.it/metropolis-10081.html

Copertina dell'edizione italiana di "Metropolis" di Fritz Lang



Corazzata Spaziale Yamato 2199 (Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199), 2012

La Terra è falcidiata da asteroidi radioattivi, guidati dall'ostile pianeta Gamilas.
L'unica speranza è recuperare dal pianeta Iscandar un congegno in grado di eliminare le radiazioni.

Ha inizio un lungo viaggio...

Nata nel 1974 e proseguita in varie forme, la serie rimane un capolavoro esaltato da questo ottimo remake che tocca vari temi della

https://startrekitalia.net/viewtopic.php?t=18356

In April 1911.

Hugo Gernsback begins to publish his pioneering science fiction novel Ralph 124C 41+ in the monthly U.S. magazine Modern Electrics. The magazine was initially intended to provide mail-order information for radio parts and to promote the amateur radio hobby, but it later became a vehicle for technology-based fiction stories.

Ralph 124C 41+ at PG:
https://gutenberg.org/ebooks/60944

Cover page of Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660 by Hugo Gernsback
Modern Electrics, February 1912. Volume 4 Number 11. The cover story is "Ralph 124C 41 +", written by Hugo Gernsback. This was serialized in 12 installments starting in April 1911. Modern Electrics was the predecessor to Electrical Experimenter magazine. A caption for this image: "Ralph in his space flyer overhauls the Martian, Llysanorh. He will trap him with his Ultra-Generator" Steckler, Larry (2007) Hugo Gernsback, A Man Well Ahead of His Time, pg 245, ISBN:1-4196-5858-1 Published by Modern Publishing Company, New York, NY. Hugo Gernsback Publisher. - Magazine Art Website http://www.magazineart.org/main.php/v/technical/modernelectrics/?g2_page=3

in 1926.

Hugo Gernsback launches his pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories in the United States. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances in other magazines, including some published by Gernsback, but Amazing helped define and launch a new genre of pulp fiction.

First issue of Amazing Stories, art by Frank R. Paul. This copy was autographed by Hugo Gernsback in 1965. Amazing Stories, April 1926. Volume 1, Number 1 Published by Experimenter Publishing Company Inc. Hugo Gernsback, President; Sidney Gernsback, Treasure. Inscription on the cover To My Good Friend, Rick Norwood, With Best Wishes. H Gernsback 7/8/65

Science Fiction Quarterly New Series vol. 2, no. 6 (February 1954)

More scary plants! Not sure what that red stuff is. Not blood, surely? Maybe it's alien pollen or something.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Science_Fiction_Quarterly_New_Series_v02n06_1954-02

A giant plant with four shiny green serrated-edge leaves is attacking a screamiong woman. More plants attacking more people are in the distance. Science Fiction Quarterly magazine cover from 1954. Science Fiction Quarterly New Series vol. 2, no. 6 (1954/02).

Let's face it - modern sci-fi movies look nothing like their predecessors from the 50s and 60s. Contemporary fantasy imagery is far too slick and self-important to be delightful.
https://startefacts.com/news/15-vintage-sci-fi-movies-that-surprisingly-still-resonate-in-2024_a119

Picture of Silent Running and Westworld movies

Astounding vol. 55, no. 1 (March 1955)

This is hilariously goofy. The most minimal, least impressive magic carpet ride. “I can show you the world, shining, shimmering … modestly furnished middle class sitting room”. He doesn't even look happy about it himself.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/Astounding_v55n01_1955-03_UnkSc-cape1736

A worried-looking man with a turban is sitting cross-legged, hovering in the air sitting on a rug/carpet. Astounding Stories magazine cover from 1955. Astounding vol. 55, no. 1 (1955/03).

Worlds of IF (March 1960)

So that's a flying saucer which … crashed into the ice? Or was buried in a glacier many years ago and has only now emerged? Great setup for a story although I can't think of a more boring title than “Gleaners”.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/1960-03_IF

A saucer-shaped object 20 metres in diameter is sticking out of an ice cliff in a snowy setting. Figures are climbing down to it on ropes and a helicopter is flying down to it. Worlds of IF magazine cover from 1960. Worlds of IF (1960/03).




L'implacabile (The Running Man), 1982(libro) + 1987(film)

Romanzo di S.King (con lo pseudonimo di Richard Bachman), diretto da P.M.Glaser (Starsky di Starsky&Hutch); con A.Schwarzenegger.

A parte l'orgia di nomi, l'opera parla di un militare che si ribella e viene costretto a partecipare ad un crudele gioco televisivo.
Da notare che viene falsamente accusato con un video costruito ad arte: ricorda qualcosa?

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27implacabile_(film_1987)

Creepy no. 116 (1980)

Yeah I don't know what to say. This kind of looks like it's Crumb influenced? Just. Too. Weird.

Original magazine: https://archive.org/details/warrencreepy-116

A very stylised, fantasy/outsider-art-like illustration of various creatures in a weird landscape with phallic buildings, one on caterpillar tracks being injected and having its innards removed by two others. Creepy magazine cover from 1980. Creepy no. 116 (1980/03).



Il pianeta proibito (Forbidden Planet) 1956

Indimenticabile opera degli anni d'oro della , condita da varie chicche:
- Robby il robot (la prima apparizione)
- un giovane Leslie Nielsen (!!!)
- Effetti speciali ottimi per l'epoca, realizzati da... Disney
- musica elettronica

Per godere di un bell'approfondimento, mi zittisco e Vi rimando alla recensione di @avadesordre:
https://www.desordre.it/desordre/2017/01/il-pianeta-proibito.html



Improbable, 2004

David Caine si sta rovinando con il gioco d'azzardo, pur essendo professore di statistica nonché malato di epilessia. Questi elementi si combineranno tra loro e la mente di David riuscirà a calcolare con estrema precisione la probabilità di ogni evento, diventando una preda per servizi segreti e potenze straniere.
A partire da una trama thriller si sviluppa un'opera di con risvolti di fisica, metafisica e matematica.

Copertina del romanzo "Improbable" di Adam Fawer



Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials, 1979+1987

Immaginare la : l'artista Wayne Barlowe rappresenta attraverso realistici disegni forme di vita extraterrestri da varie opere di fantascienza, con informazioni sulla loro posizione planetaria, biologia e comportamenti, nello stile di una vera e propria guida sul campo per gli animali.
La seconda edizione (1987) ha una prefazione aggiuntiva di Robert Silverberg.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barlowe's_Guide_to_Extraterrestrials

Copertina del volume "Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials" di W.D.Barlowe